Gangsters 2: Vendetta (2001)
Genres:Strategy
Game modes:Single player, Multiplayer
Story:Set from late 1928-early 1929, the game follows a character called 'Joey Bane' whose nickname is decided by the player e.g. Joey 'Scarface' Bane. The character's father is murdered at the beginning by a mob controlling most of New Temperance, the leader of the mob is Frankie 'Hammer' Constantine. The player progresses through the game by defeating different gangs and gang leaders that are all connected to the killing of Joey Bane's father.Show more
My older brother showed me this game when we got our first computer. He got this from a store where you could rent games for a few days. He showed me the game mechanics, it was a great time together. Some day the store closed and sold all their games for a few bucks. I finally got it for 2 Euros then. Finally i could play it so much more, it was so cool.
This is one of my favorite strategy games which I keep replaying every couple of years.
Unfortunately inner plastic circle of CD has been developing multiple cracks and it may not survive many more installs, so I'm begging: GOG, please save this hidden gem!
This game is set in a fictional province during prohibition era, where you run your little crime empire. You can buy property, run illegal businesses such brewery, speakeasy, counterfeit press, etc.
You can also hire gangsters from the local newspaper, recruit bodyguards, equip them with Tommy guns and let loose on your rivals, doing drive-by's, seizing territory, robing banks, bribing or kidnapping city officials and so on.
While this game lacks strategical depth of it's predecessor (Gangster: Original Crime), it vastly improves combat, introduces lengthy and challenging campaign, nicer visuals with very distinct style, and also has enjoyable sound design, music and CGI clips.
Unlike in predecessor there's no weekly planning phase where you give orders for the whole week and then watch events playing out with little input. Instead game plays out in real-time but you can pause at any time, look around the map, assess the situation and give orders to your cronies. It encourages micro management of your gangsters because if they survive during mission, they can level up and improve their skills making them even more effective at shooting, driving, robbing or running businesses. There's also more emphasis on story and every mission has different tasks or multiple win conditions, so missions don't get boring.
This is very niche but enjoyable game for those who love books, movies, aesthetic and general vibes of prohibition era. It's very evident that original developers have put a lot of love and care into this game with nice touches such as dynamic newspaper headlines and obituaries based on in-game events, or NPC's traveling around town, which serves little gameplay purpose but immerses you into the game world.
why have thisone not been relast yet? It´s way better the the first game, and I still play it often orginal. with some tweaks and twits ´^^ it just not making sence to me that this one has not been released at the same time with the first game. so many memories, so much fun doing drive by shootings, and then your car blows up with you inside of it. xD
should have been released with the other game... just waiting to buy it.
It is one of those games that sticks with you long after you’ve played it. For me, it was one of the first games I ever got into, and I ended up spending countless hours in its world. I mostly played solo, and even though the game doesn’t have the multiplayer aspect that some others might, it didn’t need it. The whole experience was immersive enough to make me feel like I was a part of the story, running my own criminal empire.
This game is not necessarily well balanced or... well, really that 'good' old game, but by Capone's scarred mug it was a real banger in multiplayer with the lads!
The campaign was very difficult even when you knew what to do, the strict time limits caused stress, and the AI was... not very smart... Still, I would love to have a chance to replay this janky gangster game again.
It really nailed the era and you felt like a gangster, ok?
the first time I had played this game before in 2001 I was only 8 years old on that year and it was only in trial version ( Demo ) and I download it from CD blank which is came with some Video Games Magazine called ( Computer Games World ) and the magazine was on Arabic version called ( عالم الالعاب ) .
and it was joyful when I repeat the same level every day in demo that make me do something like planning before attack like that and when I see Franky Hammer poster said To Be Continues make me laugh that's mean my turn end and that's the begin of my big brother turn😁.
I want to see it again on GOG company to play it on multiplayer ( online or network ) because I already complete this Game story and I wish to repeat it again and play on ( network or social ( online ) ) 😀.
I would love to play this game again! This was one of my favorites as a kid; used to love watching The Sopranos and Godfather- I enjoyed playing this a building up my own little mob. I'd love to see it on GOG so that I could replay some of my favorite missions and just kill some time late at night.
Had a lot of fun with this one. Would like to play again and figure out how to properly use the assassination skill. Also enjoy the setting, managning, stealing, and destorying rival gangs.
This IS one of my favourite games of my childhood i played it every day after school and must of completed it 100+ time and when i found GOG had old games on it i have patiently waited for GOG to add this game to there game library it is one of the best gangster/strategy games that has been made. i still have the disk for this game so please add it to GOG.
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